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Aug. 7, 1923'; 1,464.030

H. B. CRANAGE IBONING MACHINE FOR PRESSING SEAMS OF CLOTHING Filed Sept. 8, 1920 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Aug. 7, 1923.

H. B. CRANAGE IRONING MACHINE FOR PRESSING SBAMS 0F CLOTHING Filed Sept. 8 1920 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Aug. 7, 1923.

H. B. CRANAGE IRONING MACHINE FOR PRESSING SEAMS OF CLOTHING Filed Sept. 1920 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Aug. 7, 1923. 1,464,030

H. B. CRANAGE IBONING MACHINE FOR PRESSING SEAMS OF CLOTHING Filed Sept. 8. 1920 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 Aug. 7, 1923.

H. B. CRANAGE IRONING MEACHINE FOR PRESSING SEAMS 0F CLOTHING 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Sept. 8. 1920 Patented Aug. 7, 1923. v our-ran arenas: rmanmr drawn;

HARRY BENSON cnaneon or LEEDS, ENGLAND, assxenosior FOUR-TENTfi'S- 'n@ LOUISFOX, or LEEDS; ENGLAND'.

IRONING MACHINEFORPRESSING'SEAMsOFCLUTHING;

Application filed: September 8, 1920. Serial Nlil' 408,990; Jr )1 To aZZ-w/zmn iz: may concern: F ig. 8 an enlarged plaln'of tliefee'd' levltl Be'it. known that l", HARRY BENSON andifeedingideviee I CRANamE, of 20: Vicarage Avenue, Kirki FigrQian eleivafignt i f.F.ig,@8= certain fiii stall Lane .KirkstulhLeeds, inithe: county the supporting: partswb'eing omitted; ofYTorh; Flhglaniengineer, have inventedw FigfllO air'ren larged-part seetiontd elevate" new and useful Improvements in or Relat tionioftlie-adjustalilei dvide for cairryi ng ingto Ironingi Machines for Pressing Seams the feed lever; 1 I of Clothing; of which thefollowing. is a F igi; 11 an enilarged elevationof the work specification. support showing :the recess therein for the? This invention relates to that type of* passageof the seam; 65

ironing machine'rused"for pressing seamisiin Fig. 12 ia'planofr'Fig'. 11 clothing and i kinrdred-tradeswin vvhieh the Figi 1-3 an end elevation of Fig. My seam is first opens-(land afterwards pressedy' Figr 141 an enlarged elevation of the and it is pairtic-uiarly a plicahle to themedoulble ended leverg; chines' described in lf etters Patent, No.2 Fig; 15 an end elevation of the same 7 1,356,044, granted October 19, 1920. Fig. 16a planvof Fig. 14; In thesaid patent means are dese'rirbeoh Fig:- 17 an ienlarged elevation ofwhe osfor'raising and lowering the hollow'worlci cillating' ring; support for" the insertion and withdrawal FigHIS anend elevatiomofrthe sameg- -0f the-garment operatedupon, and means! F igw19 a part sectionalelevatiombfmhe rs arealsodescribed for regulating the preslower portion ofthe framework of tl'ie mai sureto beiimpartedon'the heated iron. and chine andrthe toggle arrangement-m v for feeding the Work under the pressing Like parts are'mairked With similar let iron; In practice good results have-been ters of reference. i ZB bbtained'from'the justnamedarrangements a isthe standard ofthe machine and b w" of the'sa'id parts. its base. In' the embodiment of th'e'inven i he object of the present inventionmis to tion rillustrated the arm o of the liifurealled simplify'the machine and at'th-same 'time portion of the standard is mnde separateifrom[' increase its efficiency by dispensing with the main portion a; c'isaspindletvorlringfl lb the seam opening'portion o f thefeeding inthe arni a and'havingthe work suiiport aii device, and by arranging for the seam to d fixed upon'its upper end. To the toplof be opened as the 'VVOIk passes over its supthe main portion of the: standard w'isfl port and tobe fed forward whilst the pressmounted "therhead e of the machine having ing iron has-been raised or isrising out of two "vertical sides or' cheeks jpIOjCt itsv'orking position. The WOll( support ing from the base or lowerp ortiori'ofthe iifl in this invention is raised, lowered, and head 6. f is a double endeddever'mounted retained in its Working position by an arupon the spindle 9. To the front end of rangement of toggle levers operated by a lever f is jointed'at rz thegasor electrically" treadle. heated pressing iron ha The opposite end 40- In the drawings hereunto annexed is of the lever 7' is bifurcated at f to-receiveflfi shown means for carrying the invention an oscillating ring j provided'Witlvtrum into practice, in Wl'liCllnions j j which" Work in vertical 'slots ig. 1 is a front elevation of a pressing formed in the armsof the bifurcation? machine constructed according to this inandareretained in theirworkingpositionlay 46 vention; caps or plates i j? (Figs. 5, 1.; 14) secured Fig. 2 a side elevation of the same; to said arms by screws. In the oscillating Fig. 3 a plan of Fig. 1; ring j is a central screw threaded hoie'in 1g. 4: a part sectional elevation on line which is mounted the screw threaded'nu-t k A, B. Fig. 3; to be presently more fiillydescrihed. Z is 50" Fig. 5 an enlarged part side and part the driving shaft carried'hvthe-bosses'e ,6 sectional elevation of the upper portion of in which are provided. when required. any the machine; form of hall or anti-frictional bearings. On Fig. 6 a planof Fig. 5; the driving shaft are respectively mounted Fig. '7 is a front elevation of parts shown the loose pulley mand the fast pullevni I in'Flg. 5; The; boss 0 of the loose pu'iley m'is provided with roller or other anti-frictional bearings p. g, is a. belt fork mounted upon astud or pivot r mounted in a bracket 8 carried by stud t fixed to the framework a. The belt fork q is provided with two pro'ections g, g for purposes to be describe The pendant projection g is arranged to oscil late between two lugs n formed on the bracket 3. In the lugs u are. respectively 1 mounted the set screws o,provided with lock nuts, which act 'as stops for adjusting and regulating the movement of the projection (1 and consequently of the belt itself. The second lugg projects at or about a right angle from the lower portion of one of the sides of the belt fork g, and the lug has attached thereto a spring w the upper end of the latter being connected to a pin as fixed to the standard a. On one side of the lug (f is formed a projection yin which is a hole through which the connecting rod z,having an' enlarged tapering or other head-passes. The lower end of the rode is attached to treadle 1 pivoted at 2 to the ..framework 0. m is a protection cover for the pulleys m, n and belt not shown.

The work support (I is so shaped as to permit of a V-shaped recess 3 being formed therein for the passage of the seam to and 30, under the pressing iron h. In some cases, when required,-but ,not necessarily so.-a

protuberance 4 is formed at the inner end of the V-shaped recess and when such protuberance or swelling 4 is employed it performs uthe function of a seam opener. The V- shaped recess 3,shown in plan at Fig. 12,-- is also inclined from its inner outer portion of the work support d, as shown at Fig. 11. During the passage of the seam through the said recess to and under the pressing iron when the protuberance or swelling 4 is dispensed with, then the operator. in some classes of goods. may have to assist in opening the seam with his or her finger, but in other cases the seam can be opened by passing through the V-shaped recess only. This permits of the dispensing with any special provision for seam opening bein made on the feeding device on its outawar movement.

In machines constructed according to this invention the work support is raised. lowcred. and retained in its working position by the following means The lower end of the rod is bifurcated and at 5 is jointed the end or tongue 6 of the socket 7. In the socket T is formed a central hole having an internal screw thread. The rod or spindle 8 has formed at its upper end a screw thread adapted to engage with the internal screw thread of the socket 7. The rod 8 is arranged to pass through the openings or slits 9 and 10 formed in the flanges or projections 11 and 12 respectively of the framework 0 and the arm a. The

;wheel 13 is shown recessed at end to the toggle lower end of the rod or made plain or has a screw thereon, as at Fig. 19.

In the arrangement shown at Figs. 1 and &

spindle 8 is either thread formed the rod or spindle 8 is providedwith a plain "end and to it is fixed by a pin ,venientmeans a wheel 13 at a or other consuitable distance below the flange or projection 11. The 1% and the upper edges of the recessed portion of the wheel hare formed therein a number of notches 15 with which the projection 10 formed on, or fixed to. a hand lever is made to engage when it is required to turn thewheel for adjusting the position of the work support d. i

In some cases instead of using the herein described arrangement an ordinary. hand wheel may be employed for the same purose. 1

The end of the spindle or rod Sis prolonged beyond the boss of the wheel 13 and fits into a socket 18 provided with a bifurcated end 19 by which the rod is connected to the toggle arrangement. In the end of the 1 03 rod or spindle 8, which passes into the cen-. tral hole of socket 18, is formed a groove 20 into which is passed the end of a set screw 21 (see Fig. t). The set screw and groove. are provided for retaining the end of. the rodi fl fi i in position but yet at the same time permit-a ting of it being rotated as required fora-d justing purposes. By means of the adjustments herein do scribed the work support (Z may be adjusted? s to the varying thicknesses of the seam; belllfli operated upon.

On a spindle 22 is mounted either a disc or a curved plate 23 which forms part of the arrangement. The toggle arrangc-i106 ment shown at Figs. 1, 2 and 4 consists of a central lever portion 2a. the boss part of which is mounted upon the spindle 22. 4X pair of curved plates 22% are cast on. or lixcdito, the central portion Zi -as shown in the 110. said figures'and the lower end of the socket 18 is passed betwe n the two urved plates 23 and secured in working position by their pin 19. The him-r end of the socket 18 is curved and a portion of the upper surface of :24: is cut away to permit off its working freely, To the underside of ther central portion 2% is formed or fixed a lug in which the upper end of a coiled spring 26...- is attached. Thr hirrrr mid of the saidueo spring is attached to a lug 27 formed upon the upper surl'nrc of the trcadle-ZH which is pivoted upon a ipindle 29 carried by the framework 1, in the free end of the central poz'iicu 24; is provided a hole through hirh an adjir ting screw 3' is ar ranged i ag and 11: ou cr end. forms a' stop which is arranged to come in contact with a projection or stop ll formed on the web 19 of the framework 1.

the central part The web 32 is LW QSO perforated a t 33 and 34 so as to form a meansof getting to the set screw for adjust-. ing purposes and to the treadle 28 and spindle 29.

Between the outer ends of the curved plates 23 is passed the upper end of a socket 35 which is mounted upon the pin 36. In the socket is formed a central hole. provided with an internal screw thread with ;-which the screw threaded upper end of a connecting rod 37 is engaged. The lower end of the said rod is provided with an enlarged portion that passes into the. recess. 88 of the treadle 28 and-is secured ;in its working position by a pin 39. The

outer end of the treadle is roughened at 40 and also bifurcated for the reception of a roller 41 mounted upon pin 4-2 carried by the armsof the said bifurcations. This ;;roller is provided so as to reduce the friction in the working of the treadle.

By the above described arrangement for adjusting the work support (Z all the. admin tages oi toggle levers are obtained. or the arrange1nent of the wheel 13,, socket, 18,-

curved plates 23, and'spring 26 may be re placed-by the combination of lcrers sho wn, at Fig. l 9,. in whichthe lower. end o-tthe saichrod is connected to a pin lit to which.

pne cndpof a pair of toggle levers 44:. h? are connected, The two toggle lcvcrs and 451 areiconnected together by pin 46 and.

the lower end of toggle lever luis fixed toia spindle 47 upon which a lever 48 is linalso mountedand fixed. The outer end ot lever 48 is.connected to the treadlefZS by the connecting rod 49.

In this arrangement the position of the stop 31 is adjusted and varied in length to suit the toggle levers so thatwhen they are brought to their central position the inner end of levers 44 and .will abut against the said stop. i

To feed the seam to and under the press: ing. iron it the frame 50 is employed audit is of a v similar construction to that described in Patent No. 1,356,044 hereinbel'ore .mentioned except that its pointedendsare dis pensed with for seam opening purposes, and inthis instance the frame 50 is used for gripping and aiding the feeding of the. scam. as it travels forwards and under the pressing iron h. when the latter is in a raised position, On the return motion of they frame .10 it is raised clear of the garment and its seam.

Todmpart the requisite intermittent re ciprocating motion to the frame 50 moticn. is obtained from an eccentric 5L mounted f upon the driving shaft 1 and the said i'raine is connected by a second bifurcated frame,-.--hereina fter termed the feed bracket z'i2,whichais. connected at its {hinged end 53 to theeccentric strap 5%. A well is. ;lor1ned in ,therea-r portion of lhebracliet by a web 52 for receiving any (iilthat may dropfrorn the working. parts offille machine and for preventing it passingvom to the work as it otherwise would be liable} to do.

The bracket 52 is joined to the frame/5Q by the set screws 55, the inner ends of which pass into-the protuberance 56 of the. framed 5|). Through the feedbracliet 52 is passedi.

a rod or bar 57 and all lateral inoveinent i' n thereof is prevented by the pins 58,;. Through and;..at a suitable distance fromi, each end of the rod or bar 57 are passed at right angles thereto rods or spindlesa; 59. Une end of each spindle 59 is reduced 5; in diameter andhas a screw thread formed thereon adapted to enter a hole iirone ofv; the arms 6U of the bifurcated endof rod 61. The other portion of the spindle f t) passes through, and projectsbeyond,the w other arm of the said bifurcated end, and} is provided with a groove (32 for; turning purposes. The rod 61 (see Fig. 10) is; formed of two diameters, the upper portion being smaller than the lower partwhich ag is connected to the bifurcated end and the r two portions are respectively carried; iii-they bushes 63 and 64, the. latter being providedi'i with a. suitable projecting flange (Si-fo ly] turning purposes. The bush 63 ispreventeld o: from rotating by means of the grub screws. 66.

()n the lower and reduced portion-of the. spindle (31 is fixed. by any convenient means,

a washer 67 and between the upper surface l fig of the said washer and the lJOtlLOiILO'h the bush. 6-l is inserted a coiled spring 68 which,

is mounted upon the reduced portionpf spindle or rod 61v The bush 6.4 is screwy; threaded on its peripherynnd is made to engage with the screuuthreaded portion of the hole 69. In orderto loclcthe bush 6=lt in positionafter the tension oi the spring has been suitably adjusterha wing nutfld.

is provided. By this means the pressure. 0 to be imparted to the iced frame .50 maybe. adjusted as required.

It will readily be understood. that the rods or spindles 59, bifurcated end-o1" rod.

61, spring 68, bushes G3 and 6d and lock; 5 nuts 70 are provided in duplicate and thatt the central portion of the feed bracket 52 is suspended by the spindle 59 and rodsfil- The required reciprocating motion is imparted to the feed frame 50 and bracket 0.. 52 from the eccentric 51 through its strap.

To impart the required pressure to the heated iron Ii. for pressing the scams o l the driving shaft 6 is mounted and'fi xed a second eccentric Tl. The eccentricstl ha and 71 are connectcdtogether by the screw threaded pin 72 and when required by. an; additional set screw which secures the said eccentric to the shaft. For ease in running and reducing thev friction; anyconvenie t 13% ring j.

arrangement of ball or roller bearings may be interposed between the periphery of the eccentrics and the inner periphery of the straps. The strap 73 of the eccentric 71 is provided with a boss 74. Into this boss 74: is screwed the end of a tube or rod 75 which passes through the screw threaded nut is which is carried by the oscillating The nut is is provided with a milled or other flange k for adjusting purposes. Between the boss 74 and the lower end of the screw threaded nut k is inserted a spring 76 and above the milled or other flange k of the said nut and between it and a nut 77 is inserted a second spring 78. The nut 77 is provided with a milled head and with a horizontal slot 79 through which is passed the set screw 80 for locking the nut on to a screw thread 81 which is cut or otherwise formed on the upper end of the rod or tube 75 (see Fig. 7). The spring 76 is employed for increasing or diminishing the pressure to be applied to the heated iron h, the said pressure being adjusted by means of the milled headed nut is. The second spring 78 is employed for pressing the lever f against the adjustable stop 82 (Figs. 4 and 5) and also for aiding and re ulating the time of the machine.

he adjustable stop 82 consists of a pair of nuts mounted upon a bolt 83 which is screwed into a cross bar at which is fixed to, or forms part of, the head of the machine and passes between the two checks or uprights 6 e On the bolt 83 is provided a dock nut 85 which retains the bolt in the required position. By altering the position of the nuts 82 on the bolt 83 the movement of the double ended lever f is controlled. The bolt 83 is arranged to pass through the recess 86 in the bifurcated end of lever f. On the free end of the lever f is provided a boss 87 against which a. stop plate 88 is placed and retained in position by a lock nut 89 mounted upon a set screw 90. The set screw 90 is also employed for retaining the pin It which passes through the free end of lever f and lug ff, to which the heated iron is fixed, in position. The stop plate 88 is employed for keeping the front portion of the heated iron ii in a level.

position owing to its rear portion being the heavier.

E) is a tray upon which the work is placed and which keeps the article operated upon from the trcadle. The said tray is hinged or otherwise fixed to the framework of the machine.

On the top of the cover m is fixed an electrical switch 93 and a resistance box 94 whereby varyino heats may be imparted to the iron 72. 95 are electrical terminals for connecting the wire to the iron h for heating purposes.

Other part of the machine not described or illustrated may be of a similar description to those described and illustrated in the herei'nbefore mentioned specification.

The action of the machine is as follows The work table (I is first lowered by treadle 28 acting upon rod 3'7, curved plates 23, socket 18, rods 8 and c to allow the 'work to be inserted between the top of the workplate and the heated iron h. After this has been done the operator removes the foot from the end of the lever 28 thus allowing the workplate d to return to the position shown in the drawings. The machine is then set in motion by the treadle l acting upon the rod 2 and the belt fork q whereby motion is imparted to the driving shaft Z, thus imparting, by means of eccentries 51 and 71, the required intermittent reciproratin motion for actuating the feeder 50 and the double ended lever f and heated iron h. The V-shaped recess in the workplate into which the seam is passed keeps the seam central with the iron it. The springs 75 and 78 having been adjusted by the nuts is and 77 as previously described, the required intermittent pressure is imparted to the iron for pressing purposes and for raising it clear of the seam to be pressed. The feeding of the said seam under the iron take place when the iron is raised. After a portion of the seam has been pressed, and when it has reached the rear of the work plate d, it passes into recess 92 between the two arms of the framework, or, as in the case of a pair of trousers or a sleeve, after passing over the rear end? ed pressing iron connected with the end of said lever above the garment support, a power shaft, an eccentric mounted on said shaft, a rod connected to said eccentric and extending through the bifurcation in the iron supporting lever. means between said lever and eccentric for determining the pressure applied by the iron to a garment on the support, and an adjustable means within the bifurcation of said lever for controlling said pressure means.

2. In a mai-hine tor the purpose described. the combination of a frame. a support for the garment to be pressed mounted on the frame. a lever mounted on the frame and having one arm projecting over the garment support and its other arm bifurcated. a heated pressing iron connected with the end of said lever above the garment support, a power shaft, an eccentric mounted on said shaft, a rod connected to said eccentric and extending through the bifurcation in the iron supporting lever, a ring surrounding said rod within the bifurcation in the iron carrying lever, a member extending through said ring about the rod, and adjust-able longitudinally of the latter, and coiled springs surrounding the rod between abutments thereon and the ends of said adjustable member.

3. In a machine for the purpose described, the combination of a bifurcated framework having a driving shaft mounted thereon, a support for the garment to be pressed, a heated iron, a feeding device, a bifurcated frame to which the feeding device is jointed, said frame having an eccentric strap at one end and a transverse spindle passing through the frame between the feeding device and the said strap, a pair of spring con trolled bifurcated rods each having a horizontal guide rod mounted thereon upon which the ends of the said spindle reciprocate, means for adjusting the positions of the said bifurcated rods, and for separately tensioning the 3 rings, and an eccentric for 0pe-rating the eeding device.

4. In a machine for the purpose described, the combination of a bifurcated framework having a driving shaft mounted thereon, means for imparting a rotary motion thereto, a pair of eccentrics fixed upon said shaft, a support for the garment being pressed, a heated iron, means for effecting the relative vertical movement between the support and iron, a feeding device, means for reciprocating the feeding device by one of the said eccentrics, a double ended lever fulcrumed to the framework having the heated iron attached to one end and bifurcated and recessed at the other end, a rod at one end having an eccentric strap attached thereto adapted to engage with the second eccentric, a trunnioned ring mounted in the bifurcated end of the lever, a flanged and screw threaded guide nut for the rod mounted in said ring, a pair of springs mounted respectively upon the rod at each end of the nut, means for separately adjusting the springs, and an adjustable stop pin for regulating the movement of the lever.

5. In a machine for the purpose described, the combination of a frame, a support for the garment to be pressed, an iron arranged above and adapted to cooperate with the support, means for effecting relative vertical movement between the support and iron, a reciprocating feeding device movable transversely of the support for feeding a garment thereover when the support and iron are separated, a member extending upward from the feeding device, and adjustable spring pressed means cooperating with the last said member to control the pressure exerted by the feeding device.

HARRY BENSON CRANAGE. Witnesses:

W. FAIRBURN-HART, Amen M. TURNER. 

